Rilke (crater)

Rilke

MESSENGER NAC
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	44°49′S 12°34′W / 44.81°S 12.57°W / -44.81; -12.57Coordinates: 44°49′S 12°34′W / 44.81°S 12.57°W / -44.81; -12.57
Quadrangle	Discovery
Diameter	82 km
Eponym	Rainer Maria Rilke

Rilke is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Rilke is named for the German poet Rainer Maria Rilke.^[1]

There is a depression near the center of the crater. Such depressions in similar craters (for example Glinka, Gibran, or Picasso) are thought to be caused by volcanism.

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  Oblique view of Rilke clearly showing the depression near center

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  Distant oblique view

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